“The Bandit” is a short story by the outstanding British writer and playwright Edgar Wallace (1875–1932). Adventurer Anthony Newton falls in love with Vera Monsard and saves her from a wedding with another polygamist adventurer. Edgar Wallace is a popular detective author, novelist, film screenwriter, founder of the thriller genre. Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio is the author of many works: “The Dusseldorf Assassin”, “The Mystery of the Pin”, “Green Shooter”, “A Face in the Dark”, “At Three Oaks”, “The Avenger”, “The Joker”, “The Feathered Snake”, “The Gate of Treason”, “The Counterfeiter” and others.